Automatic stop



Feb- 2 a W. HENRY AUTOMATIC STOP Filed Feb. 27, 1925 WITNES%% Patented Feb. 2, 1926.

Yunnan STATES WILLIAM. HENRY, .OF MCCARTHY, TERRITORY OF ALASKA AUTOMATIC s'ror.

- Application filed February 2 To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM HENRY, a citizen of the United States, residing at McCarthy, in the Territory of Alaska, have invented new and useful Improvements in Automatic Stops, of which the following is a specification.

This'inventiop contemplates the provision of an automatic stop for the turn table'of a talking machine or thelike, and embodies amongst'other features, aresilient element designed to engage the stop lever to normally hold-the stop spaced from the table, and adapted to be actuated by the reproducer arm of the machine to effect a release of the lever, as the arm assumes its final position at the completion of the record.

" The nature and advantages of the invention will be better understood when the following detailed description. is read in connection with the accompanying drawing, the invention residing in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts as claimed.

In the drawing forming part of this application, like numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several views, and wherein:

Figure 1 is a fragmentary plan view of the machine showing how the invention is used.

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken on line 22 showing how the resilient element engages the stop lever and the position it occupies when it is moved away from said lever.

Figure 3 is a view partly in section of the stop and lever therefor.

Referring to the drawing in detail, A indicates generally a portion of the talking machine or the like of well known construe tion and wherein 10 represents the turn table against the periphery of which the stop 11 is adapted to bear in order to check the rotation of said table when desired. This stop 11 is carried at one end of the lever 12 and is pivoted as at 13 and associatedwith the suitable casing 14 which is secured to the top of the machine by suitable fastening elements 15. This lever is secured to one end of a coiled spring 16, the other end of which is secured to the casing 1 1 in any suitable manner, the spring being utilized to automatically draw the stop 11 into active 27, 1925. Serial No, 12,117.

engagement with the periphery of the table 10 for the purpose above stated.

In accordance withthe present invention, use is made of a resilientelement 17 which has one end secured to the top of the machine as at 18, although the element itself is spaced from the machine as clearly shown in Figure 2.

This element is preferably shaped 111 the manner shown in F igure 2,

that is it is formed to provide a shoulder 18 which is adapted to be engaged by the'lever 12 when it is desired to hold the stop 11 spaced from the table 10 as shown by full lines in Figure 1.. The other end of, thi's're silientelement 17'is formed with an'eye 19, and this eye is connected to one endof a cord or other'flexible'element 20 as shown in Figure '1. The other end of the element 20 is secured to a-lug 21 which projects outwardly from a clamp or ring 22 which surrounds the reproducerarm B of the machine and secured thereto for movement therewith. The length of flexible element 20 can be varied as the occasion may require, and while this may be accomplished in any suitable manner I preferably make use of a turn buckle 24 of well known construction.

In practice, after the record has been placed upon the table and the reproducer arm B swung outwardly to its initial position, with respect to the record, the lug 21 occupies the position shown by full lines in Figure 1. The lever 12 can then be arranged in contact with the shoulder 18 of the resilient element 17, thus holding the stop 11 spaced from the table 10. During the playing of the record the reproducer arm B moves inwardly toward the center of the record as it is of course understood, and durin this movement of the arm, the lug 21 is swung to the dotted line position shown in Figure 1, thus exerting a pull upon the flexible element 20 which in turn flexes the resilient element 17 moving the latter to the position shown by dotted lines in Figure 2. Manifestly, when the element 17 is moved into this position, the shoulder 18 is separated from the lever 12, whereupon the spring 16 functions to automatically draw the stop 11 to its active association with the table 10. The invention in its entirety is very simple in construction, and can be quickly and easily attached to any make of machine of the class in question.

hile it believed that from the foregoing description, the nature and advantages of the invention will be readily apparent, I desire to have it understood that I do not limit myself to what is herein shown and described, and that such changes may be resorted to when desired as fall Within the scope of, what is claimed.

.I-liaring thus described the invention, 1 elaim:

1. An automaticstop for the turn table of a talking" machine comprising a spring pressed pivoted lever, a stop carried thereby, a resilient element designed to engage said lever and hold the stop spaced from the. pe riphery of the table, and means eonneetine' the elementwith the. reprodueer arm of the maehine, whereby said element is flexed to release said lever, and said arm assumes its linal position at the completion of the record.

2-. An automatic stop for the turn table of a talking machine comprising a. pivoted lever, a stop carried thereby. a resilient element having one end secured to the machine, said element being designed to engage said lever and hold the stop spared from the periphery of the table, a clamp seenred to the reprodueer arm of the machine for move ment therewith and including a lug, and a connection between said leg and the tree end of said resilient element whereby the latter is tlexed to release said lever as thi arm assumes its tinal position with relation to the reeord.

3. An automatic stop for the turn table of a talking machine. comprising a spring pressed pivoted lever, a stop carried thereby, a resilient. element having one end secured to the maehine, and the other end free, a shoulder formed on said element and arranged to engage said lever to hold the stop spared from the periphery of the table, and a connection between the "free end of said element and the ltlPt'OtlllCOl arm, whereby aid element is itlexei'tto release said lever when the arm reaehes the limit of its inward movement.

1t. An automatie stop for the turn table of a talking marhine comprising av spring pressed pivoted lever, a stop. carried thereby, a resilient element having one end secured to the machine. a shoulder :lt'ormed on said. ele ment and arranged to engage said lever to hold the stop spaced from said table, and a tiexible element terminally secured to the other end of said resilientelement and reprodneer arm of the machine, whereby said resilient element is flexed to release the lever when said reprodueer arm reaches the limit o'ii its inward movement and means for adjusting the length o't said flexible element.

in testimony whereol I aliix my signature.

WILLIAM HE): KY. 

